Lanao del Sur anti-polio campaign goes full blast

– Health Secretary Francisco T. Duquee III spearheaded Lanao del Sur’s province-wide Synchronized Polio Immunization Campaign or the “Sabayang Patak Kontra Polio” kick-off ceremony on October 14 at the Social Hall, Provincial Capitol Complex, Marawi City.

The campaign is being held with the support of the Department of Health , the World Health Organization , and United Nations Children’s Fund . “Every child under 5 years old in these priority areas need to be vaccinated now”, said UNICEF Philippines representative Oyun Dendevnorov, who added that there was no alternative to protect children from the risk of polio than vaccinating them.

Provincial governor Mamintal ‘Bombit’ Adiong, Jr., emphasized that with the recent announcement of a polio outbreak, the Lanao del Sur government has been hard at work to prepare for the polio campaign.

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